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Tuesday, February 14, 2006
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Michael Arrington at TechCrunch gives a thumbs up to Dabble, the soon-to-debut video bookmarking (and soon after that, remixing) service.
(Via New Media Musings.)
9:50:52 PM 
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JOHN VIDAL, GUARDIAN' - Sweden is to take the biggest energy step of any advanced western economy by trying to wean itself off oil completely within 15 years - without building a new generation of nuclear power stations. Sweden...gets almost all its electricity from nuclear and hydroelectric power, and relies on fossil fuels mainly for transport. Almost all its heating has been converted in the past decade to schemes which distribute steam or hot water generated by geothermal energy or waste heat. The attempt by the country of 9 million people to become the world's first practically oil-free economy is being planned by a committee of industrialists, academics, farmers, car makers, civil servants and others, who will report to parliament in several months. . .
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Sweden has a head start over most countries. In 2003, 26% of all the energy consumed came from renewable sources - the EU average is 6%. Only 32% of the energy came from oil - down from 77% in 1970. . . .' Last year the Swedish energy agency said it planned to get the public sector to move out of oil. Its health and library services are being given grants to convert from oil use and homeowners are being encouraged with green taxes. The paper and pulp industries use bark to produce energy, and sawmills burn wood chips and sawdust to generate power.
(Via UNDERNEWS.)
8:39:22 PM
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Miss Molly:
I am not trying to make a big deal out of a simple hunting accident for partisan purposes — just thought it was a good chance to pay tribute to old Harry, a thoroughly decent man. However, I was offended by the never-our-fault White House spin team. Cheney adviser Mary Matalin said of her boss, “He was not careless or incautious (and did not) violate any of the (rules). He didn’t do anything he wasn’t supposed to do.” Of course he did, Ms. Matalin, he shot Harry Whittington.
Which brings us to one of the many paradoxes of the Bush administration, which claims to be creating “the responsibility society.” It’s hard to think of a crowd less likely to take responsibility for anything they have done or not done than this bunch. They’re certainly good at preaching responsibility to others — and blaming other people for everything that goes wrong on their watch.
(Via Suburban Guerrilla.)
8:20:21 PM
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"Jon, tonight the vice president is standing by his decision to shoot Harry Whittington. According to the best intelligence available, there were quail hidden in the brush. Everyone believed at the time there were quail in the brush. And while the quail turned out to be a 78-year-old man, even knowing that today, Mr. Cheney insists he still would have shot Mr. Whittington in the face. He believes the world is a better place for his spreading buckshot throughout the entire region of Mr. Whittington's face." - Rob Corddry, last night.
Get your Cheney buckshot jokes here. 
(Via Daily Dish.)
8:54:54 AM
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The most impressive thing about this Cheney episode is the way he stands up like a man, announces that he made a mistake, and that regardless of whether this 78-year old dashed in front of his gun, the discharge of that gun was his responsibility, and that he'll take the consequences. A lesser man, maybe a worm, would not tell anyone for 18 hours, dash home under cover of secrecy, duck the cops, not tell his boss. Yes sir, our Vice President is an inspiration to us all. Just like his boss.
The other funny thing is the way the wingnutters say, basically, that it's OK as long as it's not as bad as Ted Kennedy. Love these moral relativists. As long as you don't kill them, it's fair, er, game.
8:51:52 AM
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